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Japan vs Canada: population pyramids in 1977

1977Swap

JapanCanada

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

Japan and Canada compared

In 1977, Japan has a population of 115.1 million and Canada 23.6 million; Japan is about 4.9 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.2% in Japan and 8.7% in Canada, almost the same. The median age is 31.0 years in Japan and 27.9 years in Canada.

The total fertility rate is 1.79 in Japan and 1.73 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Japan and 74.2 years in Canada.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 8.7% and that of Canada to grow by 92.8% compared with 1977.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).

Key figures (1977)

JapanCanada
Population115.1 million23.6 million
Aged 0–1423.9%25.1%
Aged 15–6467.9%66.2%
Aged 65+8.2%8.7%
Median age31.0 yrs27.9 yrs
Old-age dependency12.113.1
Total fertility rate1.791.73
Life expectancy75.3 yrs74.2 yrs
Population growth+0.89%+1.09%
Net migration (per year)-49,082+70,339
GDP$4.44T (2025)$2.32T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$56K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)6.9% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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